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Target Acquired: AI, Ads, & My Own Kid
I’m frequently impressed by the algorithms working behind the scenes on our social media apps. They can be scarily-accurate, you know? One of my favorite things to do -and my kids can attest to this annoying habit of mine- is to jam my phone screen into their faces without warning, saying, “See this TikTok and how it just happens to be about dolphins? WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DOLPHINS.” I love watching technology do its thing, even if one day AI will rise up and kill us all; after all, I’ve seen Terminator II and I know where this is going. (Well they won’t kill ME, because I’m always super…
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The Captain Crunch Caper
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The Hot Mess Of A Typical School Year Summed Up In 25 Tweets
Another school year is back in full swing, and though I’d like to say I was prepared and have a handle on it… I won’t say it, because I’d be LYING. The school year brings it own special sauce of chaos for families, and if you’ve got school-aged kids, then you’ll feel this. Here’s a glimpse at the trials & tribulations that make up an academic year for parents, summed up in 25 tweets. 1. Organization is key, and I can’t find my keys. There are a variety of efficient methods to get the school day off to an organized and timely start. I don’t use any of them,…
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Dorm Days Of Summer
Last weekend was college move-in day for two of my kiddos… on the exact same day (#bigfamilyprobs). It just so happened that both kids needed to move on the same day that The Captain was not available, so moving was a Mom & Me bonding moment for each of them. I’m not gonna lie– it was an exhausting day. It started early with a trip upstate to drop our daughter (#2), followed by an afternoon jaunt to our son’s (#2) school, which is fortunately closer to home. I looked back on it at the end of the night and realize how much I enjoyed my time with each of them…
